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Soviet-era spacecraft likely to crash on Earth
- By Staff Writer
- . May 9, 2025
Part of a Soviet spacecraft is likely to crash on Earth in the next few days. Kosmos 482 was a Soviet mission to Venus, launched

IRR to ask SA universities to spell out where they stand on race
- By Staff Writer
- . May 8, 2025
Will South Africa’s universities “forcibly (classify) their staff by race”, should individuals decline to self-classify when the government’s newly gazetted Employment Equity Sectoral Numerical Targets

SA public “should be trusted” to choose how to react to “hateful speech” – FSU SA
- By Staff Writer
- . May 8, 2025
The government is at risk of being hypocritical in trying to be the gatekeeper to protect us from exercising our freedom because of selective outrage,

Sudan cuts ties with UAE over ties with rebels
- By Staff Writer
- . May 8, 2025
Sudan has cut diplomatic ties with the UAE, accusing the Gulf state of backing the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This comes after three days

Tough choices needed to fix SA’s public service – IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . May 7, 2025
Until “hard, uncomfortable political decisions” are taken, South Africa’s public service “rather than being an agent for progress and development … will remain a hindrance”.

Trump’s “Bring back Alcatraz” order unrealistic, experts say
- By Staff Writer
- . May 7, 2025
While US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his proposal to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the once-notorious prison island in the icy waters of

SA woman in Thai prison has sentence reduced
- By Staff Writer
- . May 7, 2025
A South African woman who began serving a more than 30-year sentence in a Thai prison four years ago for drug running, has had her

IRR joins webinar to defend property rights
- By Staff Writer
- . May 6, 2025
Executive Director of IRR Legal and Fellow at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) Gabriel Crouse joined South African Human Rights Commissioner Philile Ntuli and

Francis’s wish that popemobile be turned into Gaza clinic
- By Staff Writer
- . May 6, 2025
In line with a final wish of the late Pope Francis, one of the popemobiles he used to greet thousands of people is to be

Labor Party easily retains power in Aussie election
- By Staff Writer
- . May 6, 2025
The governing Labor Party easily held onto power in the Australian election this past weekend. With about 80% of votes counted, results showed that the